Adaptation of the comprehensive geriatric assessment to a virtual delivery format

Julia Loewenthal¹, Clark DuMontier^{1

2}, Lisa Cooper¹, Laura Frain¹, Louis S Waldman¹, Shoshana Streiter¹, Kristin Cardin¹, Samir Tulebaev¹, Houman Javedan¹, Ariela R Orkaby^{1

3}, Tammy Hshieh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
³ New England Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA.

Julia Loewenthal et al. Age Ageing. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 26;50(2):597-598.

doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa257.

¹ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
³ New England Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA.

No abstract available

Keywords: geriatric assessment; geriatrics; telehealth; telemedicine.

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